Reach For The Stars With Abbie

Get  Over  Yourself, We're Only Disabled ! Hey my lovely readers, hope you are well.   We are entitled to have friendships As I’ve grown up, I’ve noticed that people are not that understanding towards people with disabilities and they don’t try to socialise with them as much as able-bodied people.  I don’t know if it’s because they are nervous about what to say or how to say it but people don’t always seem to have enough patience. Over the years, I have found it quite challenging to form friendships and maintain them as a lot of my friends weren't disabled  and this made it difficult to connect and keep up with others.  Everyone has similar  needs when  it comes to relationships and it would be a lonely life if we lived it alone. Having friends is part of a person’s social development.  It can be hard to make friends,  but when you’ve found the right friendship group this enhances your life.   It is nice to have frien...

  Get Over Yourself... We're Only Disabled Hey my lovely readers, hope you are well. New week, new chapter! Needed to do a lot of editing on this, so took a break from it but a new chapter is here. Chapter 8 If we want to have fun, we can have fun! “Fun” can mean different things to different people; it is very individual.  For example, what I might consider to be ‘fun’ as a  disabled  woman, others might disagree and have their own preferences and this is totally understandable and interesting.  People with disabilities will seek their own type of fun depending on their condition and needs.  One person might love to play sport or be on their X-box and another person might like to be in a sensory room listening to nursery rhymes.  It is, therefore, really important that people consider individual developmental levels as well as age.     Accessibility is another important factor to consider when thinking of...

 Get Over Yourself ... We're Only Disabled Hey my lovely readers, Happy New Year! Hope you are well. I took a small break from these blogs, but now New Year, New Start! Enjoy chapter 7. Chapter 7  Independence When Shopping  People who have a disability may find it difficult to go into a shop and purchase goods. They may need assistance to support them in the shop - this might be in the form of being supported by a carer or someone who works for the company.  It might just mean that they need help with pushing a trolley around the shop, passing an item down because it is too high for them to reach, or putting shopping onto the belt.  People with disabilities, have the same opportunity as any other person to be able to shop and buy what they want, so the building should have suitable access for people to be able to get in and around the shop easily.  Shops must follow the Equality Act 2010 to ensure that disabled people can access the building.  I th...